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Ulrike Schwarz-Runer – Grosvenor

Ulrike Schwarz-Runer

General counsel

Grosvenor

 

Ulrike Schwarz-Runer joined Grosvenor as general counsel in 2010 and is currently overseeing some major changes within her legal department, particularly mooting the possibility of having a formal law firm panel.

 

Described as ‘a formidable GC’, she is an M&A lawyer by trade but the role at Grosvenor has seen her move to address more company-wide issues and she is particularly focused on her role as a member of the company’s board. She says this helps to give the legal department a much higher profile within the business. She has had a varied background in the law, having trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the 1990s. She then worked for Goldman Sachs and sovereign wealth fund Dubai Holding.


 

Law firms used: Boodle Hatfield, Slaughter and May

2010-present: General counsel, Grosvenor

2007-09: General counsel and company secretary, Dubai Holding

2000-06: Executive director, Goldman Sachs

1994-99: Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer